Community Colleges Failing Students, Study Says

California's community colleges have granted access to more and more students, but they're not helping students succeed when they get there. Those findings come from a study by the Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy at Cal State Sacramento, which followed 250,000 students for six years. What's at stake? Professor Nancy Shulock, who directed the study, says it's the future of California.

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